Fasting to heal digestive system yet... 
AppleBlossm91
12 y
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Ive been quite ill for the past while now, my body has troubles breaking down the nutrience and fat's in order for absorption. The evidence I am going by is some undigested food in stools and constipation.
This has effected me greatly both physically and mentally. 3 years ago I wound up in a psychiatrists office complaining about panic attacks and cognetive impairment (Brain Fog). I was stuck on this addictive anti psychotic for a year up to 2 July's ago until I was able to go off with the help of a support forum and a high quality miicronotrient Multivitamin called empower plus.
While on this suppliment, I suffered through the hellish withdrawals of medication withdrawals, but I never truely felt *mentally cured* on the other end. (I still believe I have meds in me since they are fat soluble).
Im just gonna jump forth all the way to last june (my wake up).
I was browsing through the book store looking for a good book on healing from ailments. I came across this one amazing book on toxicity and healing the digestive system through fasting and raw diets. (The better the digestion, the better the mind). This book is called "Clean by Doctor Junger".
I then realised in order to heal I must take it easy with what I put into my body. I never took action at the time because I was living at my Fathers and his Girlfriends, so I was stuck eating heavy duty meats for dinner everynight. And they were very Constricted towards my desire to go organic and healthy. They are fixed in the mind set you need meat every day to survive *Roll's eyes*.
So a month ago, I managed to move out because I am disability for mental illness so I get income.
This gives me the time to fix my body, I am now noticing after a few practices of light fasting I begin to reach mental clairity after my belly is empty. Then when I put food into it, I get all fatigued, anxious and I do not feel pleasant at all.
I went away this weekend with my Mother and Brother to brampton to visit some familly. I find alot of people dont really understand this whole new thing ive been learning so I feel obligated to eat so I dont get preached at.
So this weekend I basically pigged out on sweets, meats just all this unhealthy junk. Everytime I would eat I would get paralized with fatigue and anxiety shortly after to the EXTREME. For a while there it felt like I was dying from anxiety.
I was really constipated and a knew I had to empty my belly so I picked up some senna tea (A natural laxative) then drank that, and crapped out all the stuff. So today I get home, and get right back on track. About an hour ago the fog finally lifted after several days. (I was eating kind of poorly before I left.)
My belly is empty as well, so im functioning greatly.
So thats my background and my recent situation in life. I have troubles gaining weight, I keep getting commenting on by my parrents that I am too skinny whenever I see them. Im trying to gain weight but I know in order to do that, I need to heal my digestion to allow absorption to take place.
My hight is 5'9 I weight about 119 :S Ive been there for the past month so its not dropping much. and I dont necessarily know what type of fasting is for me. I am planning only 2 days at a time, maybe 3 throughout the month.
Does anyone here have any sugestions. (Appogies for the long msg.
- Re: Fasting to heal digestive system... trimnut2
12 y
1,581
This is a reply to # 2,001,351Well Done Appleblossom91. You have found your way here, you have realised that eating affects your body's responses, you are starting to come to grips with families influences. And you are seeking better outcomes. Thumbs up from me.
Although your weight is low that will not affect the success of your short 2 day fasts. Go for those.
The bigger issue is diet and good digestive supports. What are your thoughts about these and what are you doing about those issues?
T2
- Re: Fasting to heal digestive system... chrisb1
12 y
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This is a reply to # 2,001,351Good advice from T2 in my view.
So poor absorption and digestion of foodstuffs.
It sounds to me that you are very enervated because of your comment: "after a few practices of light fasting I begin to reach mental clarity after my belly is empty. Then when I put food into it, I get all fatigued, anxious and I do not feel pleasant at all".
There is an old Roman proverb that applies here which states "a full stomach does not like to think".....a full stomach is the most demanding in energy-expenditure.
A healthy individual will normally have sufficient energy to cope with the demands of day to day living, leaving enough of that energy for the body to demand food to replace the calories consumed via a healthy appetite. So when you abstain from food, this releases that available energy that you would normally use for digestion (the most demanding) for other tasks such as a clarity of mind. For those who are enervated or lacking in energy, eating will divert what little available energy you have to digestion as a main task, and if this energy is depleted it will leave you tired and exhausted. The capacity or ability to digest food depends entirely on your nerve or Brain energy, so if this is depleted the intake of food will drain what little reserves of brain energy you have even more, and adversely affect your mental state.
The answer in my view and experience is to recuperate that lost nerve and bodily energy, which in turn will resolve your digestion and therefore the absorption of nutrients.
Eat only a plant-based diet that is properly combined, and only when you are genuinely hungry, avoiding concentrated foods such as meat and cheese; these latter two are extremely demanding on digestive energy, whereas plant-foods are not, and esp' so when combined properly.............
http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/digestive-physiology-and-food-combining/the-b...
You will also need an abundance of rest and sleep, with occasional light exercise. Some sun-exposure would be hugely beneficial as well, with freedom from stress.
This is a complete package of physiological measures called Natural Hygiene, which includes intermittent-fasting, and in time will rebuild your bodily and mental health to a level that you probably didn't even know existed. The choice is yours, and I hope it is the right one for your sake.
Chrisb1.
- Re: Fasting to heal digestive system... trimnut2
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